return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 6 months agoA millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor'www.businessinsider.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square174fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agodidn’t they get the memo: houses are for the 1% now. 250K might sound like a lot enough, but you’re still a peasant to the people who own you
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYou raise a great point. To the Owning Class, those working for money are nothing and replaceable. Rise up with the poor.
minus-squareWoahWoah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agoAs I mentioned elsewhere, over half of millennials own their own home. So it’s more like houses are for the 53%, but I take your point.
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agois that statistic own their house outright or have a mortgage that once they pay off, if they pay it off, will then own it. Either way Im amazed its 50% but remember in 2008 mortgage rates were about 6%
didn’t they get the memo: houses are for the 1% now. 250K might sound like
a lotenough, but you’re still a peasant to the people who own youYou raise a great point.
To the Owning Class, those working for money are nothing and replaceable. Rise up with the poor.
As I mentioned elsewhere, over half of millennials own their own home. So it’s more like houses are for the 53%, but I take your point.
is that statistic own their house outright or have a mortgage that once they pay off, if they pay it off, will then own it. Either way Im amazed its 50% but remember in 2008 mortgage rates were about 6%